Sheet-metal can



P. A. WALSH; Sheet Metal Can.

No. 231344. Pa tent e d Aug. 31,1880,

W|TNES$ES.. INVENTOR.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FRANCIS A. WALSH, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

SH EET-METAL CAN.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 231,744, dated August 31, 1880.

Application filed January 2, 1880.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, FRANCIS A. WALSH, of Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Sheet Metal Cans; and I hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable others skilled in the art to which my invention appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part hereof, and in which-- Figure 1 represents a vertical sectional elevation of a paint-can embodying my invention, and showing the slip-cover as applied within the body of the can 5 and Fig. 2 represents the slipcover as applied on the outside of the body of the can.

Like letters of reference indicate like parts.

My invention relates to that class of cans employed for packing and transporting liquid paints and paint-colors; and my invention consists in the construction and combination of the several parts, as hereinafter described and claimed.

In the drawings, A represents the body of the can, which is made of sheet metal in the usual manner, and preferably round in form. To the body A is united a bottom, a, by means of the ordinary soldered joint.

B represents a countersunk fixed top, which is stamped from thin or soft sheet metal, preferably of taggers tin! or taggers iron, and so formed that the outer diameter of the shoulder or wall of the depression or countersink d shall correspond to and fit within the opening of the body of the can and the shoulder or wall thereof shall be parallel to the body A of the can, and of a depth sufficient to receive the flange e of the slip-cover C. After the can has been filled with the desired contents the outer edge of the cover B is firmly and securely united to the upper edge of the body A by double-seaming, thereby avoiding the expense and labor of solder. The Slipcover is then applied to the body of the can and over the fixed cover B, either within the body of the can, as shown in Fig. 1, or outside of the can, as shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings.

When it is desired to use the contents of the can the slip-cover C is removed and the countersunk portion of the fixed cover B is cut.

away at the foot of the wall of the countersink by means of an ordinary pointed knife-blade, thus leaving the wall of the countersink or vertical portion of the top B united to the body of the can, and so as to form, in connection with the seam on the outside of the can, a smooth and firm hemmed edge, f, which supports and strengthens the upper edge of the can, and over which the paint-brush may be drawn without injury thereto. After the fixed cover has been removed the slip-cover can be used to cover and preserve the contents of the can against the action of the atmosphere.

A paint can constructed as described requires less labor and can be furnished to the trade at less cost than when the fixed cover B is soldered to the body of the can.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

In a paint-can, the combination, with the body A and fixed cover B, constructed of thin or soft metal, substantially such as described, and provided with the countersink d, the wall of which is parallel to and fits within the body of the can, of the slip-cover C, substantially as shown and described. 1

' FRANCIS A. WALSH.

Witnesses:

N. GowLEs, WM. ZIMMERMAN. 

